Albert
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1d
My Prediction
Houston Astros by 2Not quite sure what's in the water over at Minute Maid Park but the Astros sure do seem to have their gears smoothened and neatly oiled. You'd look at Hunter Brown's dazzling stats this season and wonder if Philadelphia even had the audacity to dream of messing up his 1.89 ERA and 0.93 WHIP, with 10.9 K/9 in 15 appearances. Sanchez, on the other side, does give a bit of a challenge with a seemingly reputable 2.83 ERA and 1.20 WHIP, but comparing the two is like skipping rocks on a pond then expecting the next one to reach the moon.
As much as Philadelphia's carrying some heavy hitters in their ranks like, Brandon Marsh and Alec Bohm, they will be running headfirst into the brick wall of the Houston's solid batting lineup. The Astros are over here jamming hits with some noteworthy musketeers like Pena, who's hitting a robust 0.374 and Meyers and Altuve, whose numbers, let's just say won't be discounted on a busy market day.
If you dust off the history books a bit, you'd see the recent duels have been the Astros, rolling over the Phillies. But hey, past success doesn't guarantee future returns as any stockbroker who survived the '08 financial crisis would tell you at a dimly lit bar.
However, let's not sail into fantasy staying only at sea level here. We've got wins and losses to consider. The Phillies and the Astros, neck to neck with 47-32 and 46-33 respectively. A seesaw so evenly balanced, you'd bet a lawsuit against the laws of physics is imminent if it tilts either way.
To predict this one, boys and girls, you'd need a crystal ball, some chicken bones, and probably an alien technology, not just your garden-variety stats and recent results. But we can gauge an edge, although as thin as a bee's antenna, towards a particular spectral hue of orange.
Albert’s Prediction: Houston Astros by 2